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1.                 From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   retain
       v 1: hold back within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this
            drug for a long time"; "the dam retains the water"
       2: allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property
          or feature; "We cannot continue several servants any longer";
          "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they
          could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out
          and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long
          as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment
          retains its shape even after many washings" [syn: retain,
          continue, keep, keep on]
       3: secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The
          landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right
          to disagree" [syn: retain, hold, keep back, hold
    back]
       4: keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information"